New Rose Bush from Old?

I have a beautiful rose bush in my front garden. It has tiny tiny bright red (orangey red) roses that grow in clusters. The bush only flowers once a year and its heavily flowering now. I really want to transplant the bush into my back garden. I cannot possibly dig it up as it has been in its original site for many years...but can I 'take a cutting' or do something to make it grow somewhere else? I really have no idea what I am talking about, but hopefully someone understands what I am saying...and can advise me.



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New Rose Bush from Old?
the most 'sure fire' way to get another bush from that one is to bend a stem down to the ground..... 'injure' (scrape the stem with your fingernail to get thru the green to the lighter green or white in side.....) the stem where it will contact the soil... bend it down, and see that it makes good contact with the soil and then put a brick or rock on top of that spot.... keep the ground moist there as you care for the main plant..... by next spring there will be new growth on the stem where the rock is, indicating that the stem grew roots and you have anew plant there now..... at that time, cut the stem between the new one and the old one and leave it for a few weeks, to get over the shock of being on it's own roots now.... after that, you can dig up and transplant it where you'd like ...... do a few of the stems that will reach the ground, just as insurance that you WILL get a new plant... any extras are just icing!!!.....
Reply:You would be surprised at how hardy roses are.

If you really want to move it just prune it back quite short and dig it up, I generally wash the dirt off the roots as you can sometimes transplant things that you don't want like root fungi and the like. Oh and dont be afraid to cut some of the roots when you are digging it up as it will produce more. The important ones are the ones near the stem.

Find a nice sunny spot in your preferred location and plant it with as much love as you can.

Dig the hole about twice the size of the root ball, water well and if you have any rose food fertiliser tip a cup full of that into the hole before you plant it.



If you just want to take a cutting from it and have two the same then you can but that can be a bit hit and miss. You are better to talk to your local nursery to get all the good oil on what they have to help you grow from cuttings. Some just grow and some will not.

I have had a lot of success using moss wrapped around the cut stem and keep it moist untill the stem produces roots.



Best of luck